Phrygia

Phrygia (Greek: Φρυγία) was a kingdom in the west central part of the Anatolia. The Phrygian people started to live in the area from c. 1200 BC, and made a kingdom in the 8th century BC. It was ruined by Cimmerian invaders c. 690 BC, then conquered by its neighbor Lydia, before it passed successively into the Persian Empire of Cyrus, the empire of Alexander and his successors, was taken by the king of Pergamon, and became part of the Roman Empire. The Phrygian language survived until about the 6th century AD.

Location of Phrygia - traditional region (yellow) - expanded kingdom (orange line)

Other websites

• Phrygian Period in Anatolia Archived 2006-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
• 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica